Sustainable consumption and production in South East Europe

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Executive summary. 5

Acknowledgements. 11

1 Background, scope and methodology.14

1.1 Introduction.14

1.2 Scope of the report.16

1.3 Data collection methods.17

2 Broad trends in production and consumption.19

2.1 Regional overview.20

2.2 Economic restructuring20

2.3 Increasing international trade and impacts on production.21

2.4 Resource and energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.23

2.5 Economic growth, welfare and increasing inequality.26

2.6 Consumption by state and households.27

2.7 Socio‑demographic trends with relevance for consumption.28

2.8 Household consumption patterns and environmental pressures.29

2.9 Ecological footprint.31

2.10 SCP perspectives for SEE and EECCA countries.32

References33

3 Policies supporting SCP 35

3.1 Introduction.35

3.2 Evolution of the environmental protection framework 35

3.3 Examples of SCP-relevant policy instruments used in SEE and EECCA 36

3.4 Green Public Procurement .39

References48

4 Industry. 50

4.1 Introduction.50

4.2 Trends and current situation.51

4.3 Policies and implementation 58

4.4 Conclusions70

References72

5 Food. 74

5.1 Introduction 74

5.2 Trends, driving forces and impacts .75

5.3 Policies for sustainable food production and consumption.92

5.4 Conclusions .95

References97

6 Buildings 99

6.1 Introduction, approach and SCP perspective.99

6.2 Trends, driving forces and impacts101

6.3 Opportunities and policy initiatives .113

6.4 Conclusions .122

References124

7 Transport 127

7.1 Introduction.127

7.2 Trends and current situation 128

7.3 Policy initiatives141

7.4 Conclusions .146

References .150

8 Waste. 152

8.1 Introduction.152

8.2 Trends and the current situation.153

8.3 Policy initiatives and innovative approaches .167

8.4 Opportunities for improving waste management.171

8.5 Conclusions174

References175

9 Way forward. 178

Impact of socio-economic changes on SCP policies.178

SCP challenges in specific sectors 179

Existing opportunities for SCP initiatives.179

Remaining challenges 180

Annex 1 Responses to the questionnaire survey on policies on sustainable consumption and

production.182